FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Facebook logo is seen in front of a displayed Russian flag in this photo illustration taken on August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
A Russian company whose accountant was charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in US elections sued Facebook Inc on Nov 20, claiming it is a legitimate news outlet and its Facebook account should be restored.
The Federal Agency of News LLC, known as FAN, and its sole shareholder, Evgeniy Zubarev, filed the lawsuit in federal court in the Northern District of California, seeking damages and an injunction to prevent Facebook from blocking its account.
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